Category Archives: Mental Illness

Why write about my family and mental illness? Why share such a personal story so publicly? To be famous. Not. Really. No. The Young Clergy Women Project, that’s why. We just finished our annual conference hosted by Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There were over 70 of us who gathered in-person to pray forContinue reading “Blessed are the Crazy: Part Two”

A year ago on July, 4, 2013, I began this blog with the hope of breaking the silence about mental illness. Today I am thrilled to announce that my book Blessed are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness, Family, and Church will be published this September by Chalice Press as part of TheContinue reading “Blessed are the Crazy: Part One”

I’ve just uncovered what the silent treatment has done to our conversations about mental health: we don’t even know what words to use. The language for talking about mental health is a thing of great sensitivity and controversy. After decades of living with family members who have bipolar, I’ve come to think of mental illness,Continue reading “The Silent Treatment”